List of fascinating Voltaian/Ewe names & their meanings

This piece deals with Ewe names and their meanings. We should also note that most Ewe names are unisex.

NAMES — MEANINGS

Afefa — Peaceful/Calm house
Afeke — Root of the house
Afelete — Established home
Afetsi — Home pillar
Agbe — Life
Agbeko — If only there is life
Agbemabiase — Life can’t question destiny
Agbemafle — Life can’t be bought/life is priceless
Agbenyefia — Life is King
Agbenyega — Life is the greatest
Agbenyo — Life is good
Agbesi — In the hands of life
Akorfa — Comfort/Peaceful heart
Akorfala — Consoler/Comforter
Akpe — Thanks
Akpenamawu — Thank God
Akpene — Thank Thee
Amenyo — Human is good
Ametefe — Replacement (a son whose father died before his birth)
Amewu/Amewuga — Human is more precious than money
Asiwome — In Thy hands
Aseye — Praises
Awoe — He (God) will do it

Edem — He (God) has saved/delivered me
Edemi — He (God) has saved/delivered us
Edudzi — He (God) has vanquished
Edotom — He (God) has heeded me
Edotomi — He (God) has heard us
Edemi — He (God) has saved/delivered us
Edrorlali — The judge lives
Edinam — Am lucky
Edinami — We are lucky
Edzordzi — It makes happinness
Edzordzinam — It made me happy
Edzordzinami — It made us happy
Edzordzinawo — It made them happy
Efakor/Efakornam — He (God) has made comforted me
Egavakpor — Not sure if will stay (born after lost babies/chn)
Ehenyuive — Has brought joy/Bringer of joy
Ekplorm — He (God) leads me
Eleagbe — He (God) is alive
Eli — He (God) lives
Elinam — He (God) lives for me
Elinami — He (god) lives for us
Elivava — He (God) truly live
Elikplim — He (God) is with me
Elikplimi — He (God) is with us
Elike — Rooted in solid ground/well established
Elikem — He (God) has established/fortified me
Elikemi — He (God) has established/fortified us
Elemawusi — It is in the hands of God
Elolo — He (God) is great
Etriakor — He (God) is mighty
Elorm — He (God) loves me
Elormi — He (God) loves us
Emefa — It is calm
Ena — He (God) has given
Enam — He (God) gives me
Enami — He (God) gives us
Enya — He (God) knows
Enyam — He (God) knows me
Enyami — He (God) knows us
Enyo — He (God) is good
Enyonam — He (God) is good for me
Ese — He (God) hears
Esenam — He (God) has listened to me
Esene — He (God) listens
Eselali — The Hearer (God) lives
Eselase (or Eselasi) — The Hearer (God) has heard it
Esinu — Waiting upon the Lord (Him)
Etor — It belongs to Him (God); He has answered
Etornam — He (God) has answered me
Etornami — He (God) has answered us
Etorna — He (God) listens
Eyra — He (God) blesses
Eyram — He (God) blessed me/Am blessed
Eyrami — He (God) blesses us/We are blessed
Eyrae — He (God) has blessed him/her
Ewoe — He (God) has done it
Ewoenam — He (God) has done it for me
Ewoenami — He (God) has done it for us
Exornam — He (God) has saved/rescued me